Tim Allen is opening up about an unforgettable and uncomfortable interplay with Tom Cruise that unfolded after a screening of “Mission: Inconceivable – The Closing Reckoning,” revealing how one shouted remark throughout the movie led to a face-to-face confrontation and a joke-filled reflection involving Scientology. Talking to the group on the Snort Manufacturing unit in Los Angeles on Thursday evening as a part of his ongoing 2026 stand-up tour, the 72-year-old comic shared how his behavior of loudly reacting throughout motion pictures received him into bother on the high-profile premiere.

“You understand, this celeb sh-t, I say hello to those individuals like I do know them. Once I go in there, I would like the swag. I would like the ‘Mission: Inconceivable’ hat,” Allen joked, based on a Each day Mail reporter who attended the present.

About half-hour into the movie, Allen mentioned he couldn’t assist himself throughout a very over-the-top motion sequence. “Some BMW seven collection goes off of a parking construction, lands nostril first, flips over. Cruise will get out and simply does this…,” Allen recalled, mimicking Cruise rising completely composed from the crash. “It could’ve killed Batman, so I mentioned ‘bullsh-tt’!” he informed the group.

In accordance with Allen, the response was speedy. “The entire theater” went quiet, he mentioned, with viewers members turning to stare at him. One particular person even shouted, “Yeah, it is sort of humorous Mr. [Buzz] Lightyear?” referencing Allen’s iconic Pixar character. “I attempt to apologize. ‘Yeah, I am simply f-cking round,’” Allen added, whereas noting, “Cruise’s ears are brilliant purple.”

Allen mentioned the second didn’t finish there. After the screening wrapped, Cruise allegedly made his means down the aisle straight towards him. “He walks down the f-cking aisle, seems at me. I am scared to loss of life, regardless that the dude is actually this tall,” Allen joked, gesturing to Cruise’s 5’7” top. “My grandpa at all times mentioned eat crow whereas it is recent, so I apologized. I mentioned, ‘hello, bye.’”

Regardless of the stress, Allen described Cruise as nice, although he couldn’t resist including a supernatural twist. “And the man was a pleasant man, . I believe he put a spell on me, although, as a result of he is a Scientologist. His eyes received actually purple and one thing hit me.”

Cruise has lengthy been some of the outstanding public figures related to Scientology and was beforehand an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology. Allen, in the meantime, informed the viewers he considers himself a “non secular man,” explaining that he was “pressured to” observe faith as a toddler and nonetheless attends church “each Sunday” along with his household. He’s married to spouse Jane Hajduk and has two daughters, Elizabeth Allen-Dick, 16, and Katherine, 36, whom he shares with ex-wife Laura Deibel.

Cruise wasn’t the one Hollywood heavyweight Allen ribbed throughout his hour-long set. When discussing Tom Hanks, Allen recalled shedding out on the position of Detective Scott Turner in 1989’s “Turner & Hooch.” After studying Hanks landed the half, Allen joked that he informed “the fellows at Disney” that Hanks was a “no expertise motherf-ker,” earlier than including, “He has no p-nis.”

Allen additionally took goal at Ryan Reynolds, poking enjoyable at superhero costumes and his personal expertise taking part in Captain Zoom/Jack in 2006’s “Zoom.” “Each time I see ‘Deadpool’… Ryan Reynolds is not even on this costume proper now. He is again getting his nails carried out in his trailer,” Allen joked, suggesting stunt doubles deal with a lot of the work.

Regardless of his disdain for costumes, Allen mentioned none have been worse than his “Santa Claus” outfit. The actor revealed the fats go well with weighed “58 kilos” and required six hours within the make-up chair. He performed Santa a number of instances, together with in “The Santa Clause,” “The Santa Clause 2,” “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,” and Disney+’s “The Santa Clauses.”

Allen additionally admitted that when cameras weren’t rolling early on, he would smoke cigarettes, conduct that didn’t sit effectively with Disney executives. “The Disney people got here as much as me, they’re creepy… they mentioned are you able to please cease saying ‘f-ck’ whenever you’re in a Santa go well with?” he recalled.

He added that he hadn’t realized the 125 children on set weren’t actors, however precise youngsters, a lot of whom believed he was the actual Santa Claus. Allen discovered that element significantly ironic, as he informed the viewers he “hates children.”